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St. Charles Seminary Will Celebrate 150 Years In Wynnewood As It Gets Ready To Move To Gwynedd Valley

by Gerry September 22, 2021

On the St. Charles Seminary website, you can read about their upcoming anniversary celebration, commemorating 150 years at what they call the Overbrook Campus (it's actually in Wynnewood). On the same website, you can also read about the recent purchase by St. Charles of 15 acres of space on the northern border of Gwynedd Mercy University's … [Read more...] about St. Charles Seminary Will Celebrate 150 Years In Wynnewood As It Gets Ready To Move To Gwynedd Valley

Heard In Lower Merion Today – #1

by Gerry September 21, 2021

Outside of Delancey Street Bagels - One lady is telling another about her shore house. "Both of my husbands are there now." … [Read more...] about Heard In Lower Merion Today – #1

Not Even Two Weeks Before Ida, Villanova Prof. Warned Of Flood Risks

by Gerry September 17, 2021

On August 19, Robert Traver penned an opinion piece in TheHill.com, in which he wrote - Along with many others, I have been concerned for some time with the increasing volume of rainfall and frequency of extreme events that we have seen over the past decade. The recently released Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report confirms that what we have been seeing is … [Read more...] about Not Even Two Weeks Before Ida, Villanova Prof. Warned Of Flood Risks

Narberth Narbark Dog Parade – What Does It Remind You Of?

by Gerry September 12, 2021

https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/603551065 … [Read more...] about Narberth Narbark Dog Parade – What Does It Remind You Of?

Cars Floating In The Schuylkill – The View From The Manayunk Bridge

by Gerry September 2, 2021

https://youtu.be/g4s-iIwpfMs … [Read more...] about Cars Floating In The Schuylkill – The View From The Manayunk Bridge

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Before Jalen Brunson, Villanova’s First NBA superstar, Paul Arizin, Led the Philadelphia Warriors to a Championship

For today’s basketball fans, Jalen Brunson is the face of Villanova basketball. Two NCAA championships. National Player of the Year. NBA All-Star. Leader of the New York Knicks. Nearly seventy years earlier, another Villanova player helped define both the university’s basketball tradition and the game itself. His name was Paul Arizin. College Careers. Brunson won […]

These Garments Have Been Politically Maligned

Most non-Arabs who wear the keffiyeh do not intend it to be Anti-Semitic in any way. They wear it as an expression of sympathy for Palestinian civilians, support for human rights, concern about war, or identification with a broader cause of national identity and self-determination. In their minds, it is directed toward Palestinians, not against […]

What Does My Fountain Pen Have In Common With The Former Lord & Taylor In Bala Cynwyd?

Both come out of the work of Raymond Loewy and his design firm. Raymond Loewy (1893–1986) helped define what modern America looked like in the mid-20th century. Through his design firm, he worked across an unusually wide range of industries—transportation, consumer products, branding, and architecture—often simultaneously. No one in history is more closely associated with […]

January 16-18: The Philly Pen Show — A Delightfully Analog Experience

f you’re looking for a break from screens, alerts, and endless scrolling, the Philly Pen Show might be the cure—at least temporarily. It’s an unapologetically analog event: pens, paper, ink, and the people who still care deeply about them. Whether you’re a serious collector, someone who misses the feel of writing by hand, or just […]